| Standfussiana lucernea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Standfussiana |
| Species: | S. lucernea |
| Binomial name | |
| Standfussiana lucernea (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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The Northern Rustic (Standfussiana lucernea) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece in southern Europe, north through most of the continent up to Fennoscandia west to Ireland and Iceland.
The wingspan is 36-46 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on various grasses and low plants including Sedum. Other recorded foodplants include Arenaria, Campanula, Cerastium, Primula, Stellaria and Saxifraga species.